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mxoh
Collaborator | Level 10
7 years ago

Dropbox Standard Plan Activity Log

Could I ask how the standard plan activity log looks like? It says up to folder level which means that we can see activities up to sub-folder levels and not file level or is it only root folder level...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago
    There are some differences in the logs between a Dropbox Business subscription on the Standard or Advanced/Enterprise plans.
     
    Firstly is the initial screen, you can see that Advanced allows you to immediately filter based on a file or folder:
     
    Standard log
     
    Advanced log
    ---
     
    Then there are the filter differences, note that Advanced has 17 more File filters:
     
    Standard filters
     
     
     
    Advanced filters
     
    ---
     
    I’ve listed the items visible in the Advanced log, but not the Standard log in alphabetical order:
     
    - Added a file
    - Added a folder
    - Copied a file
    - Copied a folder
    - Deleted a file
    - Deleted a folder
    - Downloaded files
    - Edited files
    - Moved a file
    - Moved a folder
    - Previewed files
    - Renamed a file
    - Renamed a folder
    - Restored a file
    - Restored a folder
    - Reverted files to a previous version
    - Rolled back file changes
     
    Hopefully this should clarify matters for you!
mxoh's avatar
mxoh
Collaborator | Level 10

Jay Thanks for the info! To clarify let's say I shared a link with someone to a shared folder and he previewed and downloaded files within the folder, would the Standard Plan not be able to capture such activities of previewed and downloaded files at all? 

Sanchez's avatar
Sanchez
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Hey again, 
For shared folders and links, you’ll be able to view activity as normal, even if the user isn’t part of your team! 
Cheers
  • mxoh's avatar
    mxoh
    Collaborator | Level 10
    7 years ago
    Thanks Sanchez and Jay for the responses! A final question though for the Standard Plan audit, there is no way to filter even by folder for the Activity? Because I was under the impression that Standard Plan filters up to folder level and Advanced Plan filters up to file level.
    • Sanchez's avatar
      Sanchez
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      7 years ago
      Hey again, mxoh, 

      I’ve just opened up our Standard account, and typed the word File in the Activity search box. There were many filter options that included the word File. Among them were: 
      • downloaded a file
      • downloaded file/folder from a link (non-team member)
      • downloaded a team member’s file/folder from a link
      So, this type of file-level activity is indeed trackable! 
      Cheers! 
      • mxoh's avatar
        mxoh
        Collaborator | Level 10
        7 years ago
        Sanchez OK now I am confused because I thought Downloaded Files are not in Standard Plan. Or is there a difference between Downloaded files and Downloaded a file? Because I pulled out my Activity of Advanced Plan and see these 2 activities counted separately.

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